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USA TODAY Sports' Week 7 NFL predictions

Forty percent of this weekend's NFL contests feature intradivisional matchups, including the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles battling for a winning record and first place in the subpar NFC East.

Forty percent of this weekend's NFL contests feature intradivisional matchups, including the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles battling for a winning record and first place in the subpar NFC East.

But let's be honest, the first 13 games of Week 7 are mere appetizers do Sunday night's main course when Peyton Manning makes his first visit to Indianapolis in an enemy uniform. The subplots are many, including the inevitable comparison of Manning's performance with his successor, Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. But if the four-time MVP needed any extra motivation, he seems to have gotten it thanks to Colts owner Jim Irsay's recent comments to USA TODAY Sports.

The Vikings and Giants, who have combined for one win to date, cap the slate Monday night with Josh Freeman making his first start for Minnesota.